Sometimes you have a pom.xml that you want to install in your repository without wanting to install your whole build.
Huh? When?
For instance you have a multi-modules project, and you make a change to the parent pom. You want to install it but not having to install all the children modules.
There’s an option for that, that’s the ‘non-recursive’ directive.
mvn -N install
will install only what’s in the current directory.
From http://jsoftbiz.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/install-a-single-pom-xml-in-your-local-repository/
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{{ parent.tldr }}
{{ parent.linkDescription }}
{{ parent.urlSource.name }}